Emotion in Brains & Robots

What does it mean to say that emotion is cognitive?

Prioritize behaviors for a situation

    Motivating goals

    Valuing goals

Conflict of goals

Motivating force

Four F's (organic creatures)

    feeding

    fleeing

    fighting

    reproduction

Independence---Autonomy

Reward Signal

Avoid bad consequences

Use past as data

Reason to believe/justification

Related to what you do

Emotion

Moods

Affect

Real or Simulated/Model?

Why give a robot emotions?

    not needed for many tasks

    might be needed for some tasks

    danger of robots refusing or suffering